The Extraordinary Deaths of Mrs. Kip

by Sara Brunsvold

The grave is not my final home. I want to live as if I believe that. By God’s grace, I will live because I believed that.”

hard things usually end in the biggest blessings.”

“Authentic love is the greatest joy there is, Miss Kelley, but it requires a thousand little deaths to self.”

She wanted to find the place where lightning bolts were stored, to discover where the wind began, and to watch as love poured down in generous waterfalls into hearts that moved in its current. What a joy to be among the chorus when one more of those hearts turned to the Son. How loud the sound must be.

Loud, soft, or silent, all praise was heard by the Lord.

“My lips will glorify you because your faithful love is better than life.” Psalm 63:3.

“‘I always let the LORD guide me. Because he is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.’”

“Honey, this world is going to come at you. The pain is real, and it is sharp. You know what it did to me. But you also know what I gave back to the world. Despite it all, I returned light for darkness. Remember that.”